31 May, 2018 NYAG Announces Settlement With Scam Veterans' Charity By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Attorney General's Office settled with the Wounded Warriors Foundation of Orange County over allegations that the charity...
30 May, 2018 NAD Finds Salad Spinner Claims A Little Limp By Terri Seligman NAD has recommended that advertiser DKB Household USA discontinue claims for the company's Zyliss SwiftDry Salad Spinner that had been...
25 May, 2018 CARU Recommends Kudo Modify Its Mobile Application By Dorian Thomas Through its routine monitoring, the Children's Advertising Review Unit ("CARU") became aware of Kudos & Co. ("Kudos") and its mobile...
25 May, 2018 GDPR is Here By Daniel Goldberg GDPR is Here It’s May 25th, which means the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in effect. The GDPR is Europe’s new...
25 May, 2018 Those Frugal Yankees By Terri Seligman As reported in Law360, L.L.Bean has filed a motion to dismiss a purported class action alleging that the famous Maine sporting goods...
23 May, 2018 Fun In the Sun: The FDA Speaks Out On Sunscreens By Terri Seligman FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb issued a press release on May 22nd, announcing new FDA actions that it says will keep consumers safe...
23 May, 2018 ERSP's Relaxium Sleep Decision Won't Put You to Sleep (Though the Product May) By Jeff Greenbaum The Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program's recent American Behavioral Institute decision provides great guidance to direct...
23 May, 2018 Does Canada Dry Ginger Ale Have "Real Ginger"? By Dorian Thomas In Webb v. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., the plaintiff filed a class action complaint against defendants Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc....
23 May, 2018 On Graffiti, Public Art and Snoopy By Brian Murphy As a kid growing up in the suburbs of Boston, we often drove into the city, and a highlight of the ride was passing by the oil tank on...
22 May, 2018 LambChoppery By Terri Seligman In a recent decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s dismissal of pet food company Wysong Corporation’s...
22 May, 2018 DAA Launches Political Advertising Initiative By Jeff Greenbaum Today, the Digital Advertising Alliance launched a new initiative to increase transparency and accountability around digital political...
21 May, 2018 No Laches Defense at NAD Leads Advertiser to Opt Out: Gets Referred to FTC By Terri Seligman Whirlpool initiated a challenge at NAD, claiming that Conair’s on-pack claim that Cuisinart is “The Most Trusted Name in the Kitchen” is...
21 May, 2018 New FTC's Senate Testimony Gives Insights Into What's Next By Jeff Greenbaum Last Thursday, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons testified on behalf of the FTC before the Senate Appropriations Committee on...
18 May, 2018 Law School Exam: What Type of Promotion Is This? By Terri Seligman Any promotion involving chocolate will get my attention. And this one had the added benefit of whetting my intellectual appetite as well...
18 May, 2018 Reversing Course, the MTA Agrees to Accept Advertising For Sex Toys By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Times reported that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority -- which is the agency responsible for New York's public...
17 May, 2018 WFA Launches Guide to Progressive Gender Portrayals in Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum The World Federation of Advertisers just launched guidance to help brands avoid gender stereotypes in advertising. According to the...